Give peace a chance (and clean up the dog poop)

The Nobel Peace prize is awarded in Oslo each year at the Oslo City Hall, and there’s a museum devoted to the 133 winners across the street. Everything about it was interesting, but the kids were most impacted by the exhibit on the perils of climate change. Colorado’s 30% renewable energy standard seems silly when talking to a Norwegian about how they’re at 95%.

There’s also a museum to the Norwegian resistance to Nazi occupation during WWII. It’s much more James Bond than I expected, with fascinating undercover methods to communicate with each other and subvert the Germans.

A Viking Ship museum rounded out an overly-long stretch of visiting museums. The Vikings were big and mean, and they buried themselves with their ships when they died. After all these years, their ships still look pretty big and mean, the Vikings...not so much.

We also stumbled upon a clean city festival, complete with marching band and giant plastic dog poop on a stage. There was more giant plastic dog poop nearby. Clean up your poop, and bring your tuba too.

Walking up the roof of the Oslo Opera House is not as easy as it looks 

Pick the pooper

A guilty street pooper   

Oslo City Hall with many people in traditional Norwegian dress heading inside  

A climate warrior pose (wearing a future leader t-shirt)   

One can only hope to look as good as this Viking ship after 1200 years

Check your bread for secret messages. Maybe check the poop too.